Karak Castle

Kerak Castle is a large medieval castle located in , . It is one of the largest castles in the . Construction began in the 1140s, under Pagan and Fulk, King of Jerusalem.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: historical castle in Jordan
  • Also known as: “Kerak Castle”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mu’tah.

Village
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mu'tah is a town in in . Mutah University is located in the city. is situated 10 km south of Karak Castle.

Karak Castle

Latitude
31.18048° or 31° 10′ 50″ north
Longitude
35.70167° or 35° 42′ 6″ east
Open location code
8G3Q5PJ2+5M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 350877997
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q844694
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Karak Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حصن الكرك”
  • Arabic: “قلعة الكرك”
  • Arabic: “قلعه الكرك”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Karak”
  • Catalan: “Crac de Moab”
  • Catalan: “Crac dels Moabites”
  • Catalan: “Krak de Moab”
  • Catalan: “Krak dels cavallers”
  • Catalan: “Krak dels Moabites”
  • Czech: “Hrad Krak des Moabites”
  • French: “Citadelle de Kerak”
  • French: “Kerak de Moab”
  • Georgian: “კერაკის ციხესიმაგრე”
  • German: “Al-Karak”
  • German: “Burg Karak”
  • German: “Burg Kerak”
  • German: “Crac De Montreal”
  • German: “Kreuzritterburg Kerak”
  • Hebrew: “מבצר כרכ”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת כרכ”
  • Hindi: “कराक किला”
  • Hungarian: “Kerak”
  • Italian: “Castello di Kerak”
  • Japanese: “カラク城”
  • Japanese: “ケラク城”
  • Lithuanian: “Karako pilis”
  • Persian: “قلعه کرک”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Caraque”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Kerak”
  • Serbian: “Керак (утврђење)”
  • Serbian: “Керак”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Al-Karak”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Karak”
  • Spanish: “castillo de Kerak”
  • Spanish: “el Karak”
  • Spanish: “el Kerak”
  • Turkish: “Kerek Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Карак (замок)”
  • Ukrainian: “Карак”
  • Urdu: “قلعہ کرک”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include متحف القلعة and Al-Karak Museum.

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